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In recent years, remakes have been held to significantly higher standards, and remaking something like Silent Hill 2 is a thankless job that could never satisfy everyone. And somehow, the Bloober Team managed to do precisely that. The game retains, almost word for word and room for room, everything that made the original so timeless and legendary and promises precisely the same experience it did all those years ago. At the same time, though, it's expanded to include entirely new locations or altered puzzles. Everything, however, completely respects the original, and I'm not afraid to say that when it comes to remaking an old game into a new one, Silent Hill 2 from Bloober Team sets a new bar.

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Ara: History Untold is not "just" another Civilization clone, although it looks like one. It carries its core from that legendary series, but it also brings some interesting mechanics that expand the complexity to a new level. However, it does, on the contrary, languish in some parts, namely the political options. That will hopefully be fixed in time, though, because this foundation is more than solid.

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Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 is an incredibly good roguelike that does justice to the world of Warhammer 40,000. For fans of this legendary franchise, the game is an absolute must-play; for the rest of you, it's still a great title, but one that newcomers may find confusing. Either way, there's no denying that it's a well-crafted shooter that will keep you entertained for a couple of evenings, and even more so if you have friends with whom you can go through the campaign and the co-op missions.

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Concord is visually beautiful, but that's about it. Not only did it launch at an unfortunate time during intense competition, but it also wasn’t afraid to set an unnecessarily high price. Players enjoy the 5v5 team brawling style, but it needed to bring something new, which it failed to do. The unprofessional behavior of some members of the Firewalk development team didn’t help either. All these missteps came together and, unfortunately, led to the very early termination of the Concord project.

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Astro Bot doesn't break new grounds of platformers and collectathons. Whether it needs to is at the discretion of each player. The reality, however, is that this is a highly entertaining title from start to finish, taking us across diverse worlds with stunning audiovisuals as we try to save the other robots, half of which are inspired by the biggest and best-known PlayStation titles. Whether officially or not, Astro Bot is quite simply the mascot of PlayStation, and his new game proves it.

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It could have been done better, but no harm had been committed. Age of Mythology bewitches you with visuals and atmosphere but keeps you under its spell by addictive gameplay, which hasn´t gotten old even after 22 years. It can surprise experienced players and newbies who have to taste the feeling when Titan turns the enemy´s fort into dust in a blink of an eye.

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Black Myth: Wukong is a game that, while not without flaws, cannot be denied its above-average result. From the narrative to the audio-visual aspects, this is an adventure that fans of action RPGs should not miss. However, don't expect it to break new ground within the genre. There's no (r)evolution to be found here. But that doesn't matter when the result is still a game you can't get enough of even after finishing it.

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Star Wars Outlaws is an action-adventure game that, on the one hand, brings good and fresh ideas, but on the other hand, copies the same practices as every other Ubisoft game. While the game manages to create a vibrant world that any Star Wars fan will love as well as a fun reputation system, it flounders on generic gameplay and one-size-fits-all template quests. If you haven't played a game from Ubisoft in so long, you'll probably have fun. But if you're looking for anything more, Star Wars Outlaws simply isn't it.

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You can play this first-person title in both single-player and three-player co-op. You'll also enjoy hundreds of hours of fun, and if you like a challenge, you've come to the right place because challenge is the right word for your nerves.

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The Sims 4: Lovestruck has definitely lived up to its name. It brings dynamic romantic relationships, deeper sim personalities and more sophisticated dating to the game. The world is beautiful, colourful and breathing its Mexican atmosphere, plus the name literally means City of Love. Unfortunately, however, it's really narrowly focused and all the features are relatively easy and quick to explore, so it should definitely belong in the lower price range of a game pack and not as a big expansion.

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Hairdresser Simulator is a relaxing game that realistically portrays the work of a hairdresser and a barber. The casual aspect is handled well. Its mechanics are simple and the hair texture adjustments are nice to look at. On the other hand, it offers almost no challenge and quickly becomes repetitive. Despite hotfixes being released, the game still has a lot of technical issues, from bugs and the lighting not working to missing textures and frequent crashes. Evidently, the developers had many interesting ideas, but their implementation isn't quite polished.

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Creatures of Ava is a lovely and soothing exploration game that you will be happy to play. The pleasant tones combined with the lovely music will relax you and you will enjoy the peace you didn't even know you needed. At the same time, you must save the planet Ava from the withering disease before it destroys all living things. This involves coaxing the inhabitants of Naam, who are united with the planet and unconcerned about some mass extinction. However, the entire game is plagued by pervasive bugs, uncollision textures and sometimes you'll just have to reset it.

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Biomorph manages to combine the classic Metroidvania formula with just enough of a twist to make an interesting game of this genre in 2024.

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Nobody Wants to Die is a great walking simulator set in an interesting dystopian world. It has its flaws—and frankly, we could easily see how the game could have become something more than "just" a walking simulator—but it's still a title we don't recommend passing up.

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Pepper Grinder is exactly the game you turn on when you have a long moment and get everything you want. No complicated story, short and quick levels in cute graphics, while you can always go back and hone your skills to perfection. The different game mechanics can spice up the experience of each level, but they get boring very quickly and then lose their charm. Plus, it's a relatively short game that you'll quickly devour, unless you're trying to play everything at 100%. That will take a while.

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The Thaumaturge is a game that focuses mainly on its story. From the start, it captures your attention with its links to history, magic, and Slavic folklore. The characters are well-written, but the whole experience is spoiled by monotonous dubbing and almost no facial expressions. The streets of Warsaw are far too quiet, and without the option to travel fast, you'll spend far too much time in them. However, the city is very well crafted, along with the overall design of the characters and solutions. Uncovering people's secrets through perception is interesting, but the fights are more entertaining, with the need to change your tactics based on your opponents. The game includes dialogue options that significantly impact relationships with people and the events in the story. This will make you want to return to the title and try out the different playthrough options.

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Persona 3 Reload is the remake that every game deserves. The title doesn't try to alter the game design frantically but instead carefully tweaks the audiovisual side of the game and slightly enriches its already unique gameplay. It offers an incredibly fun gameplay loop that even in the middle of the game comes up with new gameplay mechanics, and above all a great story and characters that you'll enjoy almost every dialogue with. While the game fails to eliminate all the oversteps of the original 2006 game, it mixes up as unique a recipe as you'll ever taste in the gaming world.

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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a nice relaxing game you can play for a few hours. The game mechanics won't impress anyone, but it compensates with fantastic dubbing and imaginative humor. The Happy Broccoli Games studio created an intense film noir atmosphere with cute visuals. Solving cases as a duck detective will keep you entertained and make you wish that the game would get a sequel as soon as possible.

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Nine Sols is an almost perfectly executed game. The story and its narrative may be a bit lacking in places, but that's made up for by the absolutely brilliant combat system, map design and stunning visuals and soundtrack. If you like a proper challenge, this 2D Dark Souls is a must play!

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Workers and Resources: the Soviet Republic is certainly a great representative of builder strategies. It offers excellent complexity and replayability. It oozes the right atmosphere, both graphically and sonically. The free-play mode offers plenty of options for different settings, including a realistic mode. However, the complexity can also be frustrating, as the game can't always explain the workings of certain chains correctly, for example, in production, even though it includes information tables where the mechanics are described.

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